Denzell Bean Jones was 15 when he was shot and killed in West Oakland on February 1, 2014. The attack happened about 10:45 p.m. on the 900 block of 24th Street, near a Boys and Girls Club. Jones was standing with a 35-year-old relative, Kanem Ayers, when an unknown assailant approached and opened fire; both were struck and killed.

Police described the shooting as sudden and left the community shocked. The motive remains unclear and the gunman has not been identified. The family and neighbors were deeply affected by another fatal shooting in an area already grappling with high violence in 2014.

Anyone who was near the Boys and Girls Club that night or who has information about the attack is asked to come forward.